5A-4A all-area football team

FIRST TEAM

OFFENSE

ANDRE BROWN
Quarterback
Palmer, senior
Piled up 2,332 passing yards and 24 touchdowns with 1,042 rushing yards

PHILLIP RHODES
Running back
Mesa Ridge, junior
Surpassed milestone with 2,161 yards and scored 19 touchdowns

QUINTON LAWSON
Running back
Fountain-Fort Carson, senior
Had 1,263 yards and 19 touchdowns

WES MCKENZIE
Wide receiver
Liberty, senior
Moved into top 10 in state history in receptions and receiving yards

DOMINIC RUFRAN
Wide receiver
Palmer, junior
Flourished in Terrors’ attack with 1,047 yards and eight touchdowns

EVAN RUPPERT
Tight end
Cheyenne Mountain., senior
Dominant linebacker with 132 tackles caught 19 passes for 231 yards

AARON BELLE
Offensive line
Mesa Ridge, senior
Opened gaping holes for The Gazette’s 5A-4A Player of the Year

MARSHALL BRANDT
Offensive line
Pine Creek, senior
Helped lead Eagles to another undefeated regular season

JAKE OAKEY
Offensive line
Lewis-Palmer, senior
Three-year starter capped impressive career with the Rangers

TYLER SIFRIT
Offensive line
Pine Creek, senior
Served as a big reason for the Eagles’ dominant running game

ANDREW VAUGHN
Offensive line
Air Academy, senior
Made opponents take notice despite tough season for Kadets

MARK JONES
Kick/punt return
Doherty, senior
Compiled 461 return yards while also rushing for 948 yards and nine touchdowns

DEFENSE

NATE MATTESON
Defensive line
Lewis-Palmer, senior
Rangers’ two-year starter played key role on both sides of the ball

MATT OESTERLE
Defensive line
Doherty, senior
Two-way player who dominated the line of scrimmage

JON ROSSI
Defensive line
Cheyenne Mountain., senior
Garnered first-team honors in 4A Foothills after 53-tackle season

NICK BUNNEY
Linebacker
Liberty, senior
His 58 tackles coupled nicely with his 926 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns

KENNY KLEIN
Linebacker
Pine Creek, senior
Consistent force for the Eagles defense with 118 tackles and five sacks

CONNOR STEVENS
Linebacker
Pine Creek, senior
Recorded 71 tackles while playing both on offense and defense

JADEN TERRY
Linebacker
Doherty, senior
Anchored Spartans defense and helped contain opponents’ run game

MON'DARRIUS BENSON
Defensive back
Mitchell, senior
Did it all for Marauders, including rushing for 1,843 yards and 19 TDs

JOSH CHANCE
Defensive back
Pine Creek, senior
Had 52 tackles and three picks with 1,101 rushing yards and 16 touchdowns

TAYLOR LOPEZ
Defensive back
Pine Creek, senior
Had eight interceptions to lead Class 4A for second straight season

XAVIER ROMERO
Defensive back
Fountain-Fort Carson, senior
Finished with 100 tackles and three interceptions

ARMON GOLABI
Placekicker
Pine Creek, senior
Made 3-of-6 field-goal attempts with long of 46 and converted 51-of-58 PATs

AARON LIRETTE
Punter
Liberty, senior
39-yard average was a big weapon when it came to battle for field position

SECOND TEAM

Quarterback: Ryan Gray, Liberty, senior
Running back: Levi Patrick, Lewis-Palmer, senior
Running back: Nick Frachiseur, Cheyenne Mountain, senior
Wide receiver: Chris Fielder, Sierra, senior
Wide receiver: Ronnie Buggs, Palmer, senior
Tight end: Terrence Webb, Mesa Ridge, senior
Offensive line: Grant Nelson, Liberty, senior
Offensive line: Tanner Thompson, Fountain-Fort Carson, senior
Offensive line: Greg Luebe, Pine Creek, senior
Offensive line: Jeremy Dill, Lewis-Palmer, senior
Offensive line: Joey Schoenberger, Fountain-Fort Carson, senior
Kick/punt return: Kevin Parks, Fountain-Fort Carson, junior
Kicker: Kevin Davis, Fountain-Fort Carson, sophomore
Punter: Scott Haraway, Rampart, senior
Defensive line: Dallas Fields, Pine Creek, junior
Defensive line: Matt Metchly, Pine Creek, junior
Defensive line: Jose Luna, Mesa Ridge, senior
Linebacker: Chris Urbaniak, Palmer, junior
Linebacker: Jahmall Fountain, Sierra, senior
Linebacker: Steven Frank, Mitchell, senior
Linebacker: Zach Van Wagenen, Rampart, senior
Defensive back: Zach Looney, Rampart, senior
Defensive back: Phil DeCoud, Lewis-Palmer, senior
Defensive back: Sean Janas, Liberty, senior
Defensive back: L.J. Vargas, Doherty, senior

HONORABLE MENTION

Clarence “Tiny” Crump, Air Academy; Derek Law, Air Academy; Parker Price, Air Academy; Andrew Renfrew, Air Academy; Trent Riefstahl, Air Academy; Bret Helton, Cheyenne Mountain; Ryan Liebscher, Cheyenne Mountain; Bert Nicke, Cheyenne Mountain; Tyler Pigford, Cheyenne Mountain; Ben Sherman, Cheyenne Mountain; Brian Stephens, Cheyenne Mountain; Christian Teske, Cheyenne Mountain; John Thilenius, Cheyenne Mountain; Tre Bowman, Coronado; Mark Carle, Coronado; Joe Davis, Coronado; Mike Evans, Coronado; Isaac Oguin, Coronado; Jason Schmidt, Coronado; Chandler Batiste, Fountain-Fort Carson; DeVaughn Cherry, Fountain-Fort Carson; Chris Davis, Fountain-Fort Carson; Layton Flynn, Doherty; Avery Demery, Fountain-Fort Carson; Gabe Gallegos, Fountain-Fort Carson; Harrison Hunter, Fountain-Fort Carson; Scott Lillie, Fountain-Fort Carson; Josh Mondragon, Fountain-Fort Carson; Patrick Stevenson, Fountain-Fort Carson; Seth Cavera, Lewis-Palmer; Derek Klein, Lewis-Palmer; Tyler Shaum, Lewis-Palmer; Chase Yager, Lewis-Palmer; Patrick Cullen, Liberty; Sterling Dalton, Liberty; Patrick Green, Liberty; Dave Kindig, Liberty; Isaac Koch, Liberty; Marshall Konejni, Liberty; Austin Meier, Liberty; John Roy, Liberty; Jake Vieux, Liberty; Nate Weeden, Liberty; Cody Bell, Mesa Ridge; Willie Boden, Mesa Ridge; Alex Kazee, Mesa Ridge; John Mullineaux, Mesa Ridge; Terry Waiters, Mesa Ridge; Joseph Garcia, Mitchell; Cameron Humpal, Mitchell; Cody Jaworski, Mitchell; Josh Larkin, Mitchell; Dillon Sunde, Mitchell; Aaron Vetack, Mitchell; Bryant Watts, Mitchell; Tyler Black, Pine Creek; Shamari Cousar, Pine Creek; Kris Kentera, Pine Creek; Geoff Lockley, Pine Creek; Mark Luebe, Pine Creek; Nick Markowski, Pine Creek; Joel Melendez, Pine Creek; Ben Molina, Pine Creek; Grant Rennier, Pine Creek; Jess Roberson, Pine Creek; Quadri Carter, Sand Creek; Alex Mack, Sand Creek; Connor Putman, Sand Creek; Josh Ross, Sand Creek; Greg Solis, Sand Creek; Torrian White, Sand Creek; Mark Hatcher, Sierra; Abel Martinez, Sierra; Willie Saunders, Sierra; Treyon Taylor, Sierra; Dominic Tiapula, Sierra; Seth Brown, Wasson; Trevor Brown, Wasson; Virgil Weil, Wasson; Chris Ashe, Widefield; Paul Browning, Widefield; DJ DeSantos, Widefield; Tony Faust, Widefield; Tre Giles, Widefield; Damien Hightower, Widefield; Cesario Vigil, Widefield